Moongas, poor man’s pot, poppers, rush, shoot the breeze, whippets, hippie crack: all are street names for different inhalants. According to a survey done by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, there were …

Underage drinking continues to be among the most pervasive substance abuse issues in the country today.  Alcohol Awareness Month is an annual public campaign that encourages local communities and school entities to focus on alcohol-related …

“An estimated 8.3 million children – 11.9% – live with at least one parent (biological, step, adoptive, or foster) who [was abusive] or was dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug in the past year, …

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’ s 14th annual teen survey continues the unique effort to track attitudes of teens and those, like parents, who influence them.
This year’s survey  indicated that teens who have …

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) has released its latest survey data centering on the question, “Why do some teenagers smoke, drink, and use illegal substances while others do …

USD 259’s Board of Education’s drug and alcohol policy, Policy 1465, allows first time offenders an opportunity to get help, whether that help is for an actual addiction or  to get help saying “no” to those …

Recent data from a special study conducted by Nielsen Online, on behalf of ONDCP, which monitored the online viewing habits of teens in June 2008, reveal that today’s tech-savvy teens are exposed to dangerous, drug-related …

New research from the University of Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions reveals the following about frequent energy drink consumers
(6 or more days per month). They were 3 times more likely to…

Have smoked cigarettes
Abused prescription drugs
Been …